Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Focus On Fruit: 04/17/25
Trade and tariffs have been in the news for several months. How are local apple growers being impacted? Jon DeVaney with the Washington State Tree Fruit Association has more. If you...
Glenn Vaagen Apr 17, 2025

RHDV Reported in Western Oregon
A deadly virus has been found in domestic rabbits in Oregon's Douglas County. State Department of Agriculture officials said Wednesday Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease has been confirmed followin...
Glenn Vaagen Apr 17, 2025

Washington Ordered To Rewrite CAFOs Permits
Last month, the Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board ordered state officials to rewrite pollution discharge permit regulations for concentrated animal feeding operations, better known as ...
Pacific Northwest Ag Network Apr 17, 2025

DNR Will Deliver 15 Surplus Wildfire Engines To Fire Districts
The Washington Department of Natural Resources will turn over 15 surplus wildfire engines to fire districts in wildfire-prone rural communities across the state this spring. The agency says...
Glenn Vaagen Apr 17, 2025

BLM May Face More Lawsuits
The Interior Department may see more lawsuits after announcing it would no longer require the Bureau of Land Management to create an environmental impact statement for more than 3,200 oil and gas leas...
Pacific Northwest Ag Network Apr 17, 2025

Ag Retailers Need Predictable Trade Policy
The Agricultural Retailers Association said it understands the desire of the Trump administration to stop unfair trading practices in the global marketplace that lead to artificial trade imbalances.&n...
Pacific Northwest Ag Network Apr 17, 2025

House Advances Bill to Delist Wolves from ESA
A bill is moving through the House of Representatives that would delist wolves from the Endangered Species Act, and it just passed out of a key committee. The bill is sponsored by Wisconsin...
Pacific Northwest Ag Network Apr 17, 2025

Bayer May Stop Producing Glyphosate
Bayer said last month it may stop producing glyphosate, the world’s most popular weedkiller unless it can get court protection against lawsuits blaming the herbicide for causing cancer...
Pacific Northwest Ag Network Apr 17, 2025

6 million under red flag warnings as extreme fire danger increases in Southwest
More than 6 million people in multiple states across the Southwest and South Plains are under red flag warnings on Thursday.
ABC News: Top Stories Apr 17, 2025

DHS demands 'detailed records' of student visa holders at Harvard
The Department of Homeland Security is demanding "detailed records" on Harvard University's student visa holders, according to a statement from the department.
ABC News: Top Stories Apr 17, 2025


